Sudipta Seal, Ph.D.

33502 – According to the World Health Organization, vector-borne diseases account for more than 17 percent of all infectious diseases, causing more than 1 million deaths annually. Confirmed cases of Dengue fever (DENV), Zika (ZIKV) or chikungunya (CHIKV) in the Americas over the past few years now pose a heightened risk for epidemics in the U. S., as well as in the traditional endemic areas like... Read More

30303 – A method of synthesis for generating oxygen storing nanoparticles, the methods for uniformly mixing said particles into both solid and liquid fuels, and the utility of said particles as a soot reducing additive
Partial or incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels, most often resulting from inadequate oxygen supplies within the fuel, results in atmospheric pollutants such as soot. Many... Read More

31273 – The invention provides a method for increasing the oxidative resistance of stainless steel under high temperature conditions by coating with lanthanide doped nanocrystalline ceria particles
The invention provides the means to create composite nanoparticles that can be applied as coatings onto metals and alloys that already incorporate oxide films. These coatings will enable the materials... Read More

31590 – Methods, apparatus and systems for doping cerium oxide and other therapeutically valuable nanoparticles with rare earth ions so that infrared light is absorbed and visible light is emitted through the process of up-conversion
Nanoparticles are increasingly being used in the biological sciences for various therapeutic and research purposes. Nanoceria, for example, is a potentially powerful... Read More

30305 – A micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device that incorporates its own UV radiation source and thin film technology to detect hydrogen at low concentrations and at room temperature
Hydrogen gas is currently used for a variety of industrial, commercial and scientific purposes. While extremely useful, it is also highly combustible, even at concentrations as low as 4% by volume. The... Read More

30812 – A composition of ceria oxide nanoparticles and their biological applications for the protection of mammalian cells against reactive oxygen species, with additional specifications for the treatment of retinal neurons against light-induced degeneration.
Light-induced retina degeneration and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are two common medical conditions which lead to sight... Read More

31068 – Methods for depositing sol-gel derived coatings on substrates to form film coated substrates with low water content.
Sol-gel processing is a common method for the production of glass or ceramic material. The first and still one of the largest applications for sol-gel technology is for the formation of thin films, generally 0.5 micrometers or thinner. The films are generally produced on... Read More

30312 – The composition, method of synthesis and utility of novel surfactant incorporated nanoceria for the reduction of friction or pressure drops in oil pipelines and other similar processing structures
The chemical and petroleum industries utilize pipelines in order to transport their products over long distances. During this journey fluids being transported interact with imperfections on the... Read More

30025 – The invention is the first method which utilizes sol-gel processing techniques and a hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) polymer to generate nano and submicron sized zirconia powders which contain 100% tetragonal phase zirconium at room temperature.
Zirconium is a well-known structural ceramic, which exhibits a resistance to wear, abrasion, impact fracturing, corrosion, an ability to withstand... Read More

30222 – A one-step arc-discharge in solution method for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes containing metals, such as palladium
Hydrogen gas is currently utilized for a variety of industrial, commercial and scientific purposes. In the future the world looks to utilizing this gas as a sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuels, but many challenges must be overcome in order to bring hydrogen... Read More

30280 – Method for whisker formation on metal fibers and metal surfaces for technical, medical and pharmaceutical applications.
The demand for higher quality materials, reduced manufacturing costs and environmentally clean processes is forcing industry to move away from traditional methods of separation and purification, such as distillation and pasteurization, towards the use of filtration.... Read More

32192 – Using fly ash as recyclable sorbent for oil spill clean-up
Alarmed by the devastating impact of oil spills to the environment, University of Central Florida researchers have found an effective method employing a mixture of fly ash particles to scavenge oil from oil-water mixture solution. Oil spills caused by tankers and barges have the potential to dump hundreds of millions of gallons of... Read More